Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-12-17
OUR OPPONENTS.
Second Day of the Repub-
lican Convention.
OBJECTS OF THE MEETING.
Political History Reviewed-Presi-
dent Cleveland's Message
Denounced.
Associated Press Dispatches TO the HERALD.

Associated Press Dispatches TO the HERALD.
New YORK, December 16.-The
convention of Republican clubs was
called to ord-r shortly after Ii o'clock
The first business was reports Of com
mittees. There were 3l3 club names
read, many OF them suggestive Of dis
tinguished leaders of the lrty. The
cheering was almost contin nous as the
foil wing names were repeated: john
Sherman. L. s. Grant, Charles Sum
ner, John A. Logan, Ben Wade, Abra.
ham Lincoln and James G. Blaine.
The last name was greeted with ire
mendous cheering, but it was
noticed that many of the dele
gates di not jim in it.
EvARTs TAKES THE CHAIR.
The Convention elec'od William
M. Evarts permanent Chairman. He
came on the platform. amidst applause
and " ,s intro luced by Ju lge Ryan.
He congratulated the Convention on
its organic alton, and said that its work
wouli not interfere with any present
established org tnizalion of the party
1t would, (like the grand old party,
never acknowledge there could be
chosen candidate greater than the
party. Clubs or leagues that will he
organized now will prove the orsani-
z4tion agents and channels for Moro
ing sound political purposes from
which the Republican party never
shrinks nor fears. Thus the suffrage
of this country will ne formed and
made permanent with Republican
principles.
RoBNsoN's RESOLUTION.
General Robinson, of the Grant
Club. Bngh mp on, N. Y, offered
the following:
Resolved, THAT it is the duty OF the
Government to pl zee our country in
such state OF defense as will com
manh the respect OF all nations, and
for this purpose Large portion OF the
surplus revenue should be devoted to
terrifying harhors, building ships
lOr tIlC navy anu VIC ihduu-
facture of modern artillery for
the proper armament of same"
All resolutions offered were referred
without debate to the Committee on
Resolutions.
LAMAR CENsURED.
Grosvenor. of Ohio, offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which caused a
sensation:
WHEREAS, 1t is the opinion of this
convention of Republican clubs that
no man who at any time denounced
Abraham Lincoln while he was Presi-
dent of the United States, as "buf-
foon and clown" or who ever declared
from his seat in the United States
Senate that no man should denounce
jefferson Davis as traitor in his
presence and go unrebnked by him ;
or in his official capacity IA Secretary
of the Interior ordered the Unite |
States flag to be displayed at hall
mast on the occa ion Of the death OF
Jacob Thompson or who as SEN
ator of the United States many
years after refused to vote that the
10th and 14th and 18th amendments
to the Constitution are valid and
binding, ought to be appointed to or
hold the high office OF Justice ri the
superior Court OF the Unite | States ;
therefore. be it resniye.t, that l.. Q
Lunar ought not To have been ap-
pointed Justice OF said court.
A REPUBLICAN LEAGUE"
A L.. Of =,
National organization to be known as
the Republrap League of the
United States" vas presented. A
President. three Vice Presidents, Sec.
rotary and Treasurer are to be the
officers.
A draft Of Constitution for State
leagues was also presented; the latter
are to hold an annual convention, and
any club having twenty members
and duly organized is entitled to
membership in the State leagues.
The New York delegation decided 10
present the name of Chauncey VI
Depew as President of the National
League.
SELECTIONS FOR OFFICERS.
The committee on permanent or
ganization presented the name OF
Evarts for President, with a long list
OF Vice Presidents, including A. G..
Morrison of A iona, and w. c..
>quires OF Washington Territory. For
Chief Secretary, Charles w. Johnson
of Minnesota, with nine assistants
A recess was taken ii 3P. NJ, to al
low the delegates Of the several
States and Territories to select a Vice
President and members of the execu-
tive committee OF the National
League in the meantime.
At the afternoon session the follow
ing names we're presented by the
State of New York as officers OF the
proposed National League: President,
thauncey VI. Depew, of New York !;
Vhe-Pre+ident, James +. Blanchard,
of New York; Executive Committee
man for New York, Edsar T. Bracket.
A count made during the recess
showed that there were 1850 delegates
present and $50 clubs represented.
GENERAL COUGH SPEAKS.
After Chat man Evarts had taken
his seat there were repeated calls for
General Nathan Gou III, OF West Vir-
ginia He was escorted to the plat
form, aud after thanking the conven-
ii N Tor its welcome, said: 81 come
from the land south OF the Mason
line, and represent the Republicans.
We are Republicans from conviction.
We are the country that before the
organization of the Republican party